Doorcheck



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j @ya y v @mmf aras GEORGE FAUSEB', F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSTGNOR TG FESHER BODY CGRP'RATIN,

lOF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORFORTTON QF NEW YUM.

DOORCEECK.

` application mea rebruaryls, 1923. semi un, fname To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE FAUSER, a citizen' of the United Sates, residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of liiichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Doorchecks, of which the folloWin is a specification.

This invention re ates to door checks and has for its object an improved door checkl0 for an automobile door.

The common construction that has heretofore been used in automobilebody doors for relieving the hinges from strain, has been a` door check strap, usually of leather or a strong fabric. The next step in the practical art was to employ a door check 1n the form of a rod with a sliding abutment engaging against the stationary abutment. This construction has been quite satisfac- 2@ tory, but it has certain limitations, among which isthe placing of considerable strain on the door post. lit is the object of the present invention to provide a door check in which the checking strain is borne by the `header of the body which is better adapted to stand the strain than the door post. Furthermore, the lixture is not as unsightly in this position and no `danger whatever is present for tearin the clothes; Furthermore, the stationary en of the check member may be anchored to the inside of the door header in such a Way that the strain is resisted by practically the entire cross section of the header. These and other advantages will vbe apparent from the description-Whlch follows.

in the drawings: f Fig. 1 is a horizontal cross section through the door opening in the body and showing the top of the door in fplan view.

Fig.'2 is an inside ragmentary elevation ot the top of ,the door and the header. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line 4:--4 of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. t.

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 1 but showing'a modified construction.

Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on the line 7-47 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 Vis a cross section taken on the'line 8-8 of Fig. 6.

o designates the door header, Z) the top When both the plate and the anchor-in e ture are secured in their intended positions cross rail of the door, c the stile of the door. The angle iron fixture d constitutes the anchor for one end of the check on the header a. The 11p-right of the angle iron plate fits into a suitable mortise cut in the inside tace of `the header a, the-horizontal web of the angle iron is secured to the underside of the header by the screws e. This forms a very secure anchor and inasmuch as all the strains are outwardly, it will be evident that by virtue of the upright- Web d, that practically the entire cross section of the beam which forms the header resists the entailing strains and consequently there is practically no chance of the check being torn out of the member to which it is anchored as is the case with a check anchored to the door post. y

This fixture is provided on its underweb with a boss or spacing sleeve f. This pern mits the cap screvi7 h to be screwed down against the boss Without pinching on the eyeleted end it of the metallink i. This link z' is eyeleted at the opposite end to take a screw machine product, to Wit: a stud y' 80 which is riveted in place and which is pro-4 vided by reason ofthe collars c and Z with an annular groove m that receives the side .Walls of. the slot n formed in the door platea.V

This doorplate is provided with this clon gated slot which has an enlarged end lo so that the stud may be disassembled from the plate when one can be moved relatively to the other to the extreme end ot the slot. This movement cannot occur with the pats as will be apparent from examining Fi 1.

Preferably on the underside ot the eTongated door plate 0 is spot-Welded or riveted a fla-t, flexible, spring strip 2. The purpose of this member is to take up any slack in the parts and make them rattle-proof, a condition which is so necessary with high-class construction in closed body work. 10o

Tt will be seen that the top of the door on the inside is out away to receive the check parts. however, a strip 'r is nailed to the underside of the header and projects down into the mortise to conceal the check parts that intervene between the top of the door and the underside of the header. i

Tn Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive T' show a modiied construction in `which I use a pair of hinged links in place of the slide as shown in the Figs. l to' 5 inclusive. ln the modified construction I use the same angle iron ixtnre d provided with the`b0ss or spacing sleeve on its underside. A link l is provided wit the eyeleted end 2, which is ladapted to lit around the boss f and the cap screw la, holds the link in place as described. A second link 3 is hinged to link 1 as at 4 and the opposite end of link 3 is pivotally secured to the top of the door as will now be described. A plate 5 is secured to the top oi"A the door b screws and is provided .with a stud'. T e eyeleted end 7 of the link 3 is adapted to lit' around kthe stud 6 and a cap screw 8 is screwed into the stud to pivctally secure the link to the door.

ln llig. l5, l show in dotted lines the posi# tion taken hy'the door and links when the door is opened. This modified construction of hinged links will accomplish these-me result as the slide construction and is constructed of fewer parts.

What l claim isz.

l.- fin a struct-ure provided with a door and door iframe, the combination of a header,

van outwardly swinging door supported in relation to said header, an angle plate Secured to the inside of the header and the underside of the header thereby stressing against the entire cross section ol' the header when the door opens, a slotted plate secured to the top of the door and a link pivoted to the anchor and slidablyconnected with the lslot in the said plate.

er, an outwardly opening door supported in relation to the said header, an anchor plate supported by the header and having a hori- 'zontal web provided with a spacing boss, a

Leanne@ having its other end arranged to engage with said plate secured to the top ot the door, the said link intervening between the top of the door and the underside ol 'the header and arranged to allow only a given opening of the door.

3. lin a structure provided with a door and door frame, the combination of a door supported to swing out with respect to the header, an anchor member secured to the header, a slotted plate secured to the top of the door and provided with a flat spring te prevent rattling, and a link construction secured to one end of the anchor of the header and at the other end secured to the slotted plate and stressed by said spring. a

4. A door check, comprising a door header anchor, a long slotted plate for securing to the top of the door with the slot running along the plane 0il the door, and a link piv- -otally secured to the door header anchor and having a slidin engagement with the walls oli the slot in t e door plate, the said door-` plate serving to arrest the end of the link and being arranged to stress the door plate substantially longitudinally t'hereol'f when the door is arrested.

5. A door check, comprising a door header anchor, a yslotted plate relatively long and narrow, said plate arranged to be secured to the top of the door with the slot yrunning along the plane of the door, and a link pivotally supported by the door header anchor and provided with a slidable connect-ion with the door plate, arranged to 'traverse the door plate slot 'from substantially one end to the other and be arrested by the end of the door plate slot 'whenthe door is checked, the link and the slotibeing substantially in line when the door is checked, where screw threaded into said boss 1n an opening by the tearing strains on the door plate run es therein, a plate seured to the top of the door, and an eyeleted link construction supported pivotally on 'the said "boss atfone end and substantially in the plane of the door.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE FAUSER. 

